15 Nov 2008 12:50 Cheltenham
Winner: £30,000 (Penalty: £17,103); Distance: 2m 110y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
Ryman The Stationer Prestbury Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 |   | - | Simarian (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 6) | 12P141 / 20 | Flat (173), Jump (29) | Donal Fahy | Evan Williams Mr Peter Conway | 10/1 | |
| in touch, hit 5th and 3 out, ridden to lead after 2 out, hit last, stayed on strongly | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 16 |   | 7 L | R De Rien Sivola (FR) (filly, bay, 10 9) | 371 / 6 | Jump (35) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls ROA Racing Partnership… | 5/1 | |
| mid-division, headway when mistake 3 out, soon ridden, stayed on to go 2nd last, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 14 |   | ½ L | Reve De Sivola (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 6 / 12 | Jump (35) | D A Jacob | Nick Williams Paul Duffy Diamond… | 40/1 | |
| held up, some headway after 3 out, ridden after next, stayed on well from last, went 3rd near finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | 1¼ L | Nampour (FR) (Horse (entire), grey, 11 6) | 21 / 8 | Flat (224), Jump (21) | T J O'Brien | P Hobbs & J White Mr Terry Warner | 10/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 3 out, ridden after 2 out, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1 |   | 1 L | Giorgio Quercus (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 6) | 24-161 / 9 | Flat (252), Jump (6) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Seasons Holidays | 7/4 | |
| tracked leaders, led 2 out, ridden and headed before last, no extra | ||||||||||
| 6th | 9 |   | 1¾ L | Tobago Bay (GB) (Colt, bay, 11 2) | 1133 / 7 | Flat (47), Jump (29) | J Goldstein | Miss S West Heart of the South… | 16/1 | |
| led, blundered 4th, ridden and headed 2 out, 6th and beaten when not fluent last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 10 |   | NS | Tuanku (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) | 122 / 6 | Flat (94), Jump (17) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King Cga Racing Partnership… | 25/1 | |
| tracked leader, hit 3 out, every chance 2 out, soon ridden, one pace from last | ||||||||||
| 8th | 4 |   | 5 L | Saticon (GB) (Horse (entire), bay, 11 6) | 1 / 7 | Flat (136), Jump (27) | R Thornton | A King Mr S M Smith | 11/2 | |
| chased leaders, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last | ||||||||||
| 9th | 7 |   | NS | Rory Boy (USA) (Colt, bay, 11 2) | 21227 / 9 | Flat (408), Jump (29) | P J Brennan | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr J D Gordon | 40/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 10th | 13 |   | 9 L | Love And Glory (FR) (Colt, bay, 10 12) | 2 / 4 | Flat (39), Jump (29) | J E Moore | G & J Moore Mr Paul Hancock | 14/1 | |
| mid-division, hit 2nd, pecked next, weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 11 |   | 7 L | Anfield Road (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 12) | / 4 | Flat (47) | S Thomas | L Corcoran The A T P Racing… | 40/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 12th | 2 |   | 6 L | Hampstead Heath (IRE) (Colt, grey, 11 6) | 12 / 5 | Flat (22), Jump (60) | Kevin Thomas Coleman | D Marnane Ms Melanie Marnane… | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, mistake 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 13th | 15 |   | 13 L | Zafranagar (IRE) (Horse (entire), bay, 10 12) | / 10 | Flat (144) | G Lee | A W Carroll Mr Paul Downing | 80/1 | |
| mid-division until weakened approaching 3 out | ||||||||||
| 14th | 12 |   | Dist | Arthurian (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | 5165 / 6 | Flat (191), Jump (31) | C D Thompson | M C Chapman The Wacky Racing… | 200/1 | |
| chased leaders early, tailed off from after 4th | ||||||||||
| 15th | 6 |   | 9 L | Cherokee Star (GB) (Gelding, brown, 11 2) | 01 / 7 | Flat (59), Jump (31) | D Elsworth | C C Bealby Mrs Pauline Yardley | 80/1 | |
| prominent when went left 1st, struggling 4th, soon behind | ||||||||||
| 5 |   | - | Resounding Glory (USA) (Colt, bay, 11 6) | 11 / 4 | Flat (50), Jump (15) | B S Hughes | R A Fahey Mr M Wynne | |||
| 8 |   | - | Starluck (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) | 1 / 10 | Flat (114), Jump (17) | T J Murphy | A Fleming Mr A T A Wates | |||
